Han Muzi did not say anything and merely nodded subconsciously. After watching Ye Moxuan’s car drive off, she felt an indescribable sense of loss in her heart. Even so, he could not be blamed for not keeping to their appointment as everyone had emergencies.
She had been looking forward to it all day, fantasizing about what she could do when they went back. She even wondered if they could take it further tonight so that she could observe his reaction. However, all of these imaginations were in vain and she now had a big hole in her heart.
Han Muzi sighed and reached out to brush off the strands of hair on her face before continuing her walk to the subway station. Alas, one could not get used to too many things. Otherwise… it would be easy to feel lost.
She was walking very slowly as if she was out on a stroll, and she was unsure how long she had been walking for. Suddenly, she felt as if there was a car following behind her. At first, she thought that she had sensed it wrongly. After walking for a while though, she noticed that the car was still following her slowly. She frowned, took out her phone, and turned on the camera to check what was going on behind her. The window was rolled down and a familiar face appeared, seemingly beckoning her.
Han Muzi did not know what to say. Duanmu Zhe? Why is it him again? Why is he trailing me?
Han Muzi stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him. Then, Duanmu Zhe quickly drove the car over to where she was and raised an eyebrow at her while asking, “Do you want to get in?”
Compared to when she was facing Ye Moxuan, there was no expression on her face when she looked at Duanmu Zhe.
“Huh? How long have we known each other? Why do you always appear bitter and full of hatred whenever we meet? I don’t think I’ve done anything bad to you, have I? And with you looking at me like that, do you know what I think of?”
Han Muzi did not reply.
Parting his lips, he said, “It’s like I’m your ex-boyfriend.”
The second after he finished speaking, she turned around and left. Seeing this, Duanmu Zhe hurriedly opened the car door and chased after her, blocking her path.
As she looked at the man who was in front of her blocking her way, she really did not have a good impression of him. Although he had saved her the previous time, he was still a stranger to her. Furthermore, his sister once wanted to seduce Ye Moxuan. “Just what exactly do you want?”
“It’s nothing much. I just happened to meet you here and got curious.”
Hearing his answer, Han Muzi sneered. “Just happened to meet me? Are you sure that you didn’t decide to follow me out here?”
The smile on Duanmu Zhe’s lips faded a little as he said, “It looks like you’ve exposed my motives.”
So what if she guessed it? Looking at the man in front of her, Han Muzi took a deep breath and said, “Tell me, what’s the matter?”
“I can’t stop my car here. You should know this.” Duanmu Zhe smiled at her before looking at the place where he was parked. “Get in the car first. Let’s find a place to sit down and talk.”
Han Muzi was speechless. “I’m sorry, it’s already late now and I need to rush to catch the subway. I’m afraid I can’t—”
“Don’t you want to know about Ye Moxuan’s matters?” Duanmu Zhe quickly interrupted her. “Besides, there’s no subway this late. I can send you back.”
She did not know what to say. Ultimately, she got into his car in silence. He took her to a restaurant and booked an exquisite-looking private room. When Duanmu Zhe was ordering, he said to Han Muzi, “Let’s just have our dinner here as well. The food here isn’t bad.”
How could Han Muzi be in the mood to eat dinner with him when she did not like eating with strangers in the first place? Furthermore, there were a lot of ingredients back home that she needed to cook. Thinking of this, she pursed her lips without giving a reply.
Duanmu Zhe handed her the menu after he ordered. “Look through and see what you’d like to eat.”
The waiter was also waiting at the side. Closing the menu, she handed it to the waiter standing next to them and smiled slightly. “Excuse me, just a glass of warm water will do.”
“Uh…” The waiter took the menu from her and looked at her with a trace of embarrassment. “Miss, our restaurant…”
Duanmu Zhe, who was sitting across from her, snapped his fingers. “Do as she says.”
“Alright, please wait a moment.” Soon after, a glass of warm water was served to the table.
Looking at Han Muzi, Duanmu Zhe shook his head while smiling. “Just how eager are you to leave? We haven’t even started talking yet. Are you sure you want to be sitting across from me while I eat?”
Han Muzi raised the glass with an indifferent expression and took a sip of the warm water. “The service here appears to be slow. When we were downstairs earlier, I saw many diners were still waiting for their food. It’ll probably take them longer than 15 minutes to serve. You can say what you want to say in these 15 minutes.” After speaking, she put down the glass and looked at Duanmu Zhe who was sitting across. “Start talking then.”
“Why do you sound so formal?” Duanmu Zhe teased her. “With you being so serious, I’m a little uncomfortable.”
“Mr. Duanmu, if you know how to respect a person, then you should put away your smile and talk to me seriously. After all, it was you who invited me here, right?”
“Alright.” Seeing that she was anxious, he did not want to tease her anymore. He raised his eyebrows and his expression returned to normal. However, he really could not help himself. It was the first time in his life that he met such a fierce woman. He could not stop himself from teasing her, but he did not have ill intentions.
“Before we talk, I have a few questions for you. Why are you here?”
“Mr. Duanmu, these questions… I’d have thought that you’ve already investigated everything.” Otherwise, how could he have brought up Ye Moxuan’s matters with such certainty?
“I’ve indeed investigated everything about you and Ye Moxuan, but I still want to personally confirm things with you. Has Ye Moxuan… really lost his memory?” When he first received the news, Duanmu Zhe still could not believe it. Even though he had previously met Ye Moxuan, he never thought that the man had lost his memory and could not recognize him. It was fine if he did not recognize him, but from the looks of Han Muzi’s efforts recently, it seemed like the man did not even recognize her.
“Whether or not he has really lost his memory, you can find out when you investigate it. You don’t have to go through me. If these are the questions that you’re going to ask me, then I think I have nothing to tell you since you can clearly tell what kind of situation I’m in.”
“Then, do you know that, besides domestic news, every piece of news about you and Ye Moxuan has been erased?”
After hearing that, Han Muzi frowned. “What do you mean?” Other than domestic news, news about them everywhere else had been erased?
Duanmu Zhe smiled slightly. “Including that grand wedding. As the groom did not turn up on that day, it appeared on foreign media at the time, but now… there’s no trace of it at all.”
Duanmu Zhe looked at Han Muzi quietly, anticipating her reaction.
